East German kids films
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- DirectorGunter FriedrichStarsCornelia VossRenate BlumeHans-Peter Reinecke13-year-old Bärbel has to come to terms with her mother now being part of her class mate's family. She's also looking for a balance between being proactive and fitting in her class.
- DirectorKurt BarthelStarsJohanna ClasHarald DomröseHans J. Enders
- DirectorFrancesco StefaniStarsChristel BodensteinCharles Hans VogtEckart DuxA brave prince wants to win the heart of a stubborn princess by finding the singing, ringing tree for her.
- DirectorJürgen BrauerStarsNadja KlierHermann BeyerSuher SalehThe tale of young Gritta who lives with her father, an unsuccessful inventor. When her new stepmother tries to put her away in a convent she discovers some dark secrets there.
- DirectorHerrmann ZschocheStarsGudrun RitterPeter BauseOdette BereskaA true road movie. Set in the 1970-s, in Communist Central Europe. An East German guy with a Dutch girl -- hitchhiking their way, with all sorts of adventures. This movie feels like you're on a holiday yourself.
- DirectorBille AugustStarsPelle HvenegaardMax von SydowErik PaaskeWhen his wife dies, Lasse takes his 12-year-old son, Pelle, from their home in Sweden to Denmark in search of a better life.
- DirectorGunter FriedrichStarsAlexander HeidenreichVolkmar KleinertRenate HeymerThe story of a young German boy and his father who befriend a Jewish family.
- DirectorSiegfried HartmannStarsJulie JuristováKatrin MartinPavel TrávnícekScreen version of the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm about two sisters - Schneeweißchen and Rosenrot, who with their love saved Princes Michael and Andreas from the evil spells of the Mountain Spirit
- DirectorWolfgang StaudteStarsThomas SchmidtJohannes MausFriedrich RichterAn old man living in an oriental city tells the story of his life to a group of kids: He too was once a young boy by the name of Little Muck - much like them, but with better manners and a heap of problems. Having lost his father at early age, little Muck is expelled from home by his greedy relatives. He wanders off into the desert hoping to find the merchant who sells good fortune. Amidst the dunes of sand he comes across a small house owned by a wicked woman and her many cats. She wants to make Little Muck her servant, but he manages to escape by stealing a pair of magic shoes which enable him to run faster than any man in the country. From there he heads right into the next set of challenges... Based on a fairy tale by Wilhelm Hauff.
- CreatorHans Christian AndersenGerhard BehrendtE.T.A. HoffmannStarsSergey ObraztsovPaul RobesonJosef SkupaThe Sandman's everyday life, travels and fantastic adventures. The character often showcased socialist technological achievements, such as the use of awe-inspiring vehicles like futuristic cars and flying devices.
- DirectorWalter BeckStarsJuliane KorénVera OelschlegelHelmut SchreiberWhen the Fairy of Industry is not invited to the birth of the princess, she sees that the child pricks her finger on a spindle and falls in a cursed sleep. For 100 years she has to wait for a prince to awaken her again.
- DirectorUlrich WeißStarsRobin JaegerGabriel Marian OseciucJutta HoffmannNine-year old George, son of British settlers, is kidnapped by Iroquois and raised by the chief who adopts him. Later he gets the chance to return to his family but refuses because he has discovered that the palefaces are the true savages.
- DirectorJosef MachStarsGojko MiticJirí VrstálaRolf RömerAlthough the Indians were assured their lands adjacent to the Black Hills by contract, the Whites want to expel them. Meanwhile, gold has been discovered there and the unscrupulous settler, Red Fox, demands of Mattotaupa, chief of the Bears Clan belonging to the Dakota tribe, to reveal to him the location of a cave with gold deposits. Mattotaupa refuses and is stabbed to death by Red Fox in the presence of his son Tokei-ihto. Lieutenant Roach orders Tokei-ihto to Fort Smith in order to negotiate. The son of the slain chief suspects that the Whites are planning an ambush, a fear that is confirmed when he encounters Red Fox there. Tokei-ihto refuses to move to a reservation in an infertile area with his tribe and is incarcerated. When the Dakota Indians have been defeated and resettled, he is released. Tokei-ihto learns of the murder of the senior chief Tashunka-witko. Tokei-ihto now wants to fulfill his legacy, escaping with the subgroup of his tribe to the fertile areas beyond the Missouri in Canada. While the members of the Bears Clan cross the border, Tokei-ihto encounters Red Fox, his father's murderer.
- DirectorKonrad PetzoldStarsCharlotte KüterBernd KussPeter Schmidt
- DirectorWolfgang SchleifStarsEdgar BennertSonja HaackerCharlotte KüterFranz and Schorsch are the horror of all teachers. Constantly in the mood for mischief, they disrupt the class. The rest of the class just watches. Only the new classmate Vera is appalled and tries to talk the boy into conscience.
- DirectorArthur PohlStarsGunnar MöllerMonika SiemerTheodor Vogeler
- DirectorWolfgang SchleifStarsEdgar BennertSonja HaackerCharlotte KüterFranz and Schorsch are the horror of all teachers. Constantly in the mood for mischief, they disrupt the class. The rest of the class just watches. Only the new classmate Vera is appalled and tries to talk the boy into conscience.
- DirectorWalter BeckRon MerkStarsMartin FlörchingerAlfred MüllerMartin HellbergA lovely, humorous live-action rendition of the classic children's story by Carlo Collodi about the adventures of a wooden boy carved from a magical piece of wood by a puppetmaker.
- DirectorIngrid ReschkeStarsDieter WienMonika GabrielMartin GrunertThe eight-year-old son of a young married couple takes advantage of the parents' different and inconsistent parenting practices. At the end of a temporary separation, during which the son spends four weeks with his mother and four weeks with his father, the parents realize that only a joint upbringing will make the child a balanced person.
- DirectorJoachim HaslerStarsChris DoerkFrank SchöbelRegine AlbrechtIn this East German teen musical, a group of girls are planning to take their summer vacation together on the Baltic coast. When a loud and obnoxious group of boys intrudes on their holiday, the girls are horrified to learn that the boys have the same vacations plans as them. The two groups quarrel with each other and compete over a number of things, but gradually an attraction starts to form.
- DirectorUrsula SchmengerStarsHelmut DomskiJürgen TrottJoachim ZschockeA small boy loves helmets, and has a short adventure about each one he sees
- DirectorJörg FothStarsOliver KarsitzAlexander RohdeVivian Schmidt1934 in Prague in Czechoslovakia, several children set forth to save the shipwrecked passengers who are on brash ice in the Arctic Ocean.
- DirectorHeiner CarowStarsPeter WelzKarin GregorekPeter AustEight-year-old Matthias dreams that he will someday become a pilot and his divorced parents will get back together. He waits yearningly for his ninth birthday because his father has told him the story of Icarus, and promised to take him on a sightseeing flight. When Matthias' father doesn't come home, he is devastated. He runs throughout the city, talks to his friend about the relationships of adults, looks for his father at his desk, and gets himself into conflict with the police. As he sits alone on the roof of a house, he comes to the conclusion that Icarus didn't plummet to the earth because he didn't listen to his father, but rather because his father had forgotten him.
- DirectorSiegfried KühnStarsCarmen-Maja AntoniMarc PoserCarl Heinz ChoynskiAlfons lives with his grandparents on a Silesian village farm at the end of WWII. He adores his grandmother, who runs everything after her husband dies. But everything changes after the appearance of a traveling showman in the xenophobic village.
- DirectorOta KovalStarsPavel HachleZaneta FuchsováWinfried GlatzederThe castle custodian Král is moving to a new place of work with his wife, son Radek and a five - years old daughter Terezka. Radek takes his cat Líza with him. A fully loaded truck moves through the country which is in spring blossoms, gradually changing into a snow-covered land. Children's imagination creates from real experiences magic stories - a fairy-tale grandpa takes them to a new castle, the children fear a black-horse rider who - as the grandpa and the cleaning lady assert she hates cats.
- DirectorRolf LosanskyStarsDirk MüllerDieter MannWalfriede SchmittNo one has any time for Moritz, and so he runs away and moves into a kiosk. A speaking cat, a circus girl and a street sweeper become his new friends. Gradually, they help the young boy to realize that running away does not solve anything.
- DirectorHans KratzertStarsLars HerrmannUwe HoffmeisterAstrid HeinzeA boy always ready to help others and to fight injustice gets thus into trouble.
- DirectorJürgen BrauerStarsAxel GriesauSzymon SzurmiejKäthe ReichelWorld War II is over and Heinrich, a German young boy, influenced by the Russians, starts to act according to the Communism in a small German village.
- DirectorHeiner CarowStarsRalf StrohbachSiegfried HöchstRalph BorgwardtLittle Tim Tammer, the son of a lighthouse keeper, lives right on the Baltic Sea beach, but his remote home often leaves him feeling lonely. When Young Pioneers pitch their tents nearby, he is overjoyed and quickly makes new friends.
- DirectorRolf LosanskyStarsNicole LichtenheldtRicardo RothRolf LudwigCarola is a mischievous girl who doesn't care much for school - except for sports and recess, of course. Without her good friend Willi to keep her on the straight and narrow, she would really be in trouble. One day at school, Carola has an idea. She invents what she calls "International Ghosts' Day" and a ghost named "Buh" to go with it. When Buh turns out to be less-than-imaginary the two decide to switch places, with Buh taking on all the schoolwork, and Carola taking the opportunity to play practical jokes on all her friends. However, Carola soon finds that being a ghost loses its appeal, and when she decides to switch back, Buh doesn't play along. It's up to her playmate to step in and help her get her body back.
- DirectorHerbert BallmannStarsJosef SieberLisa WehnGünther Simon
- DirectorGunter FriedrichStarsAlexander HeidenreichDirk BartschPeggy SteinerTen years old Ole often gets in trouble for his crazy ideas. Just released from hospital after an attempt to fly with home-made wings, he becomes witness of a traffic accident. He observes that one of the men has a false beard, which makes him suspicious. Together with his best friend Andreas he will investigate the case in the manner of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
- DirectorRolf LosanskyStarsAndreas RollConstanze BerndtKirsten RolletschekAt age 12, Hannes and Carolin fall in love comparing this to a cloud. Unfortunately their parents have differing opinions of their relationship, which causes a breakup. But there are more 'fish in the sea,' as these two soon find out.
- DirectorHerrmann ZschocheStarsFred DelmarePetra KellingHorst PapkeA little boy wishes to be taller in order to be noticed by the others. Then he comes across a magical flute.
- StarsKatja ParylaHeinz RennhackStefan LisewskiTwo criminal tavern-owners, August and Jette Deibelshmitt, get cursed and have to return 200 years later as ghosts. To be free, they have to perform seven good deeds in the tower building which is located where once their tavern was.
- DirectorKlaus GendriesStarsDorit GäblerLissy TempelhofFred Lenz
- DirectorWolfgang StaudteStarsWerner PetersPaul EsserRenate FischerDiederich Heßling is scared of everything and everyone. But as he grows up, he comes to realize that he has to offer his services to the powers-that-be if he wants to wield power himself. His life motto now runs: bow to those at the top and tread on those below. In this way, he always succeeds: as a student in a duel-fighting student fraternity and as a businessman in a paper factory. He cajoles the obese district administrative president Von Wulkow and wins his favor. He slanders his financial rivals and hatches a plot with the social democrats in the town council. On his honeymoon with his rich wife Guste, he finally finds a chance to do his beloved Kaiser a favor. And when a memorial to the Kaiser is unveiled in the town where Diederich lives and works, he delivers the address. He stands behind the lectern in the pouring rain, saluting his Kaiser. The crowd is dispersed. Everything is laid in ruins...
- DirectorRoland OehmeStarsMartin TrettauBarbara DittusLars JungAn East German family's life changes substantially after they acquire a used Soviet luxury car.
- DirectorGünter MeyerStarsChristoph ZellerJürgen WatzkeKlaus-Dieter KlebschKai, a young boy, living in 1923 Berlin tries to convince an American businessman that he can market his chewing gum better than anyone else in town.
- DirectorWinfried JungeStarsAndré KallenbachGünter OttIlse VoigtYoung Thomas skipped school and while walking the Berlin streets he notices a house afire and two small children were saved. It was determined to locate this "unknown" boy, but Thomas remained silent for fear of being exposed as a truant.
- DirectorRoland OehmeStarsRolf HerrichtMarita BöhmeWinfried GlatzederAfter grandma remarries and moves out, the overworked Piesold family hires domestic helper Erwin to take care of children and household. But is a man up to the job?
- DirectorWalter BeckStarsMartin FlörchingerDieter WienManfred KrugThree teen amateur sleuths help the police to solve a case in which the grandfather of one of them is involved.
- DirectorGünter MeyerStarsAnke SchwennLars KlemmUwe Schumann
- DirectorErwin StrankaStarsMonika WolfRonald GeißlerThomas KerratThe twelve-year old Susanne is a dreamer and feels misunderstood by her classmates. She pours out her heart to an old lock keeper, who understands her well. He gives her a ring, which has the ability to help its owner. Susanne believes greatly in its magic power. Some wishes actually come true but others fail.
- DirectorVáclav VorlícekStarsLibuse SafránkováPavel TrávnícekCarola BraunbockLife changes dramatically for a Czech housemaid when the family coachman gives her three magical hazelnuts.
- DirectorEgon SchlegelStarsLeos SucharípaWolfgang GreeseNorbert ChristianTen-year-old Frantisek is traveling to Leipzig to visit his German friend Egon. On the train, he shares the compartment with three men. One of them, the bearded, hefty Blasius is polite but at times acts very confused. At the end station the two boys meet, but they must first of all get rid of Blasius, who lifts them up together with their luggage and carries them away. Leipzig is packed with tourists who have gathered for the famous Fair. The eccentric bearded fellow deals effectively with the traffic jam in front of the station. Blasius's fellow travelers from the train - inventors Prantl and Pirwitz, are at the fairground, boasting of their new invention and claiming it to be the greatest surprise of the entire Fair.
- DirectorHannelore UnterbergStarsSebastian KozikJana FrankeGünter NaumannIt centers on the ten-year-old Peter who is in love with his classmate Jana. Much to his despair, however, Una is attracted to another classmate. Peter escapes into a dream world.
- DirectorEgon SchlegelStarsMärtke WellmHeiko WisbarMargit RathkeThe story plays in the countryside of north east Germany. Irka, a young girl lives with her father on a farm when they decide to buy a mare called Raya. She used to be a great show horse but now was old and almost blind. Nevertheless Irka rides out with Raya every day, describing her the way. But then she gives birth to a stallion which they name Mischka and Irka convinces her father to keep the foal forever. Her father though realizes that it's financially not possible to keep both horses and he wants to give Mischka to a stud where it would be cheaper to raise him. Irka has to decide if she wants to keep the old mare or the foal.
- DirectorKarl-Heinz LotzStarsGregor LotzCarmen-Maja AntoniWolfgang WinklerFlori's dad leaves. His mum introduces Der Dicke (the fat one) as her new partner. Flori loves his dad.He is unimpressed with the new man. He plays, eyes girls and enjoys football. Can he come to terms with the changes.
- DirectorHelmut DziubaStarsAxel LinderJacqueline OdyMichael FalkenhagenA boy and a gypsy girl become friends and face prejudice in Berlin in the twenties.
- DirectorWerner BergmannStarsCarmen SargeJana MattukatMatthias ManzTwo girls experience dislike at first sight because of their differences. Then they sort things out.
- DirectorRolf LosanskyStarsFrank TrägerIris RiffertKlaus PiontekA young boy fantasizes his way to school into a battle between cowboys and Indians, where the bad guys want to steal some gold medals. Real events and fantasy interacts in his mind.
- DirectorHelmut DziubaStarsPetra LämmelMartin TrettauSimone von ZglinickiLittle Sabine has spent her childhood in an orphanage after her parents died in a car accident. When one of the women in charge at the orphanage, Edith, leaves to have a baby, Sabine runs away, because Edith was the only adult there she could trust. She then wanders through the city to find someone to take her in. She meets a lot of people on her journey, but she seems out of place everywhere she goes until, at last, she realizes that there is a special place where she belongs.
- DirectorWalter BeckStarsMarina KrogullBodo WolfRenate BlumeBefore her death, the queen mother asked the fairy that her youngest son should be loved by a girl for whom he would be the only happiness. The fairy was wise and therefore - turned the young man into a wild beast.
- DirectorWalter BeckStarsJens-Uwe BogadtkeJürgen TrottJanina HartwigEast German fairy tale adaption of the Brothers Grimm story "Bearskin" in which a soldier is tasked by the devil to not wash himself for seven years. In return, the soldier receives a pocket that never runs out of money.
- DirectorGunter FriedrichStarsVolkmar KleinertMario von JascheroffHartmut BeerThe thirteen year old Janni is depressed, because she's still a little behind in her physical development. This leads to bullying remarks from her classmates. One day, a film crew comes to her school to find a candidate for the role of a Prince in a movie. They choose Janni, who they think is a boy. She takes on the role. At school, she tells her classmates she plays a Princess. When the moment of truth approaches she must find the self-confidence to invite the class to the premiere.
- DirectorKarl-Heinz LotzStarsDirk SchoedonGundula KösterAsad SchwarzIn ancient times, people lived in peace and harmony with nature, which was personified by the forest spirit, Iron Hans. However, human greed and cruelty grew stronger, and one king ordered to catch Iron Hans and imprison him in a cage.
- DirectorHannelore UnterbergStarsStefan SaborowskiKurt BöweUlrich AnschützA creature bearing the ominous name "Mishap" is hot in pursuit of an unfortunate lumberjack and eventually decides to live with him. It soon gets bored, however, and asks the lumberjack to hand it over to the rich merchant Habermoos. Habermoos manages to sell Mishap to the king, although he is being attacked by robbers. The king is bankrupt and threatened with war by other countries. Young Michael has to go to war for the king. The creature tries to secretly join him. When Michael gets hold of the situation, he manages to get rid of Mishap once and for all. After all, he has more important things to do. At the last moment, he prevents his girlfriend Kathrin from getting married to the pompous merchant Habermoos.
- DirectorKarola HattopStarsTorsten BauerHilmar BaumannPeter Bause
- DirectorKatja Georgi
- StarsKatja ParylaStefan LisewskiSiegfried SeibtThree dolls from a ghost train, the Giant, the Witch and Rumplestiltskin, come to live. Chased by the ghost train's owner and his grandchildren, the three flee across Germany and try to hide in a castle.
- DirectorKurt WeilerAfter killing seven flies with one blow, the Tailor sews himself a decorative belt, which advertises his achievement. However, he is intentionally vague about what exactly he killed; in fact, he lets the King assume that he is a strong and experienced fighter, in order to marry the Princess. The king says the Tailor must first capture a unicorn, then a wild boar, and finally a giant. And the Brave Little Tailor agrees, relying on his wits. Will he succeed? And will he win the princess' hand in marriage?
- DirectorGottfried KolditzStarsMathilde DaneggerKarin UgowskiKatharina LindOnce upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters: one was her own, the other was a stepdaughter. The eldest relative was ugly and lazy, and the youngest was beautiful and hardworking.
- DirectorKonrad PetzoldStarsDana MorávkováAlexander HöchstEberhard MelliesPrincess Aurinia goes with her maid Lisa to the castle of King Ewald, his son Ivo, to whom she is promised as a wife. On the way, Lisa forces the princess into a role reversal, her secret plan is that she herself wants to be queen.
- DirectorRavjagiin DorjpalamGottfried KolditzStarsDshambaagijn LubsandshamdzTsegmid TsagaanBatsuchijn ZorigBased on a Mongolian folktale, this film features the colorful traditions and magical landscape of that part of the world.
- DirectorChristoph EngelStarsKarl-Heinz RothinKarin LeschReinhard MichalkeOnce upon a time, there lived a lazy miller who spent all his time drinking wine and telling stories. When the king's treasurer comes to him with a demand to pay the tax, the miller lies that his daughter Marie can spin gold from straw.
- DirectorHeiner CarowStarsKäte AlvingRudolf ChristophAxel DietzA story about thirteen years old Kalle who is moving with the family from West Berlin to East.
- DirectorHelmut SpießStarsKurt SchmidtchenChristel BodensteinHorst DrindaScreen version of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm "The Brave Little Tailor"